Bears general manager Ryan Poles said that team has no intention to trade All-Pro Roquan Smith, despite the star linebacker’s Tuesday morning trade request.
Speaking to reporters in the afternoon, the first-year general manager said he was “disappointed’ with how the situation had developed over the course of contract extension negotiations, which resulted in Smith publicly announcing his request out of Chicago through a statement via Ian Rapoport on Tuesday.
Still, Poles maintained that he still intends to work something out with the 25-year-old linebacker, while also keeping the franchise’s long-term future in mind.
